US Grid Batteries Grow Fast as Fire Risk Falls
⏮ BeforeMany communities feared that new grid batteries could catch fire.
✅ NowBatteries are now America's leading new source of on-demand grid power, and fire risk is falling.
In short
- Batteries have become the top choice for new on-demand US grid power.
- Community worry about battery fires has been high, though fires are rare.
- Canary Media's chart of the week reports that fire risk is falling as battery use grows.
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Batteries store power so the grid can supply electricity when it is needed most. The source describes battery fires as rare, even as installations multiply. The excerpt is truncated, so the size of the drop is not confirmed here.
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From Canary Media
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Battery fires are like shark attacks: frightening events that loom cinematically large in the American psyche and almost never actually happen. As batteries have become America’s top choice for new on-demand grid power, community concern about their fire…
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